diff --git a/other-requirements.txt b/other-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ade6557cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/other-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+mysql-client [test]
+mysql-server [test]
+postgresql [test]
+postgresql-client [test]
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 79ea939b11..6dc83f7133 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
 commands =
   python setup.py testr --slowest --testr-args='{posargs}'
 
+[testenv:bindep]
+# Do not install any requirements. We want this to be fast and work even if
+# system dependencies are missing, since it's used to tell you what system
+# dependencies are missing! This also means that bindep must be installed
+# separately, outside of the requirements files.
+deps = bindep
+commands = bindep test
+
 [testenv:pep8]
 commands = flake8 {posargs}